Screencasts

Here is my first made screencast. I used Jing to record a video of a lesson teaching how to use substitution in algebra. This lesson is geared towards students that need extra support with the method of substitution, and what it really means in the real world, and in math.Through Jing, I was able to capture my screen at a desired position, and use the SmartBoard software to navigate my lesson as needed. This allowed me to highlight points or things on the screen as I talked to enhance the visual understanding. Jing was easy to use and navigate, but the time limit was a little short (5 minutes). I decided to use this one for my shorter screencast assignment because of this. media type="custom" key="8157874" <a href="http://www.screencast.com/t/QONO5dC8ANvs"

Below is a link to my second screencast, which was made for parents at Olympia High school. It assists them in navigating the Olympia homepage, showing them important quick-links, event announcements and parent information to help them stay active in their child's high school experience. I used the ScreenCast-O-matic tool. I found this one to be very user friendly. What I liked most about it was the time limit: it was 15 minutes, as opposed to 5 minutes on Jing. I didn't feel as rushed, and could "pause" if I wanted to. media type="custom" key="8168552" media type="custom" key="8125678"

Solving Systems by Elimination: My third screencast below was created with Screen Jelly. This tool was very easy to manage, and did not require much digging around to get the video up and going. I did however feel sort of rushed because of its 3 minute time limit. On the other hand, I think it forced me to keep a nice, steady pace instead of stalling and saying "umm.." a ton. I did not like the full screen view as much because I used Smart Notebook and you could see the side bars. Overall, Screen Jelly was easy to use and understand. It made for a smooth process in screencast making. media type="custom" key="8220580" http://screenjel.ly/y2oey51Ii-Y

Elimination Baseball! My last screencast was made with Screenr.com. I would have to say this one was my favorite of the 4 I tried. I liked that you could adjust the screen size to your liking, and the time limit was 5 minutes as opposed to 3 in the last. I had some wiggle room with my pacing, and felt a little more comfortable with it overall. It was easy to stop and re-start if I made a mistake. One thing I didn't like was it forced me to sign up with Twitter in order to publish the video. Other than that, it was also very easy to navigate and produced a great result. media type="custom" key="8220808" http://screenr.com/tbY